Greek film director
Phedon Papamichael

Phedon Papamichael, ASC is a cinematographer and film director. Born in Athens, Greece, to a Greek father and a German mother, Papamichael came to the United States at age six when his father went to work as a production designer for John Cassavetes. He studied photography and art at the University of Munich, graduating with a degree in Fine Arts in 1982. He learned cinematography on the job, starting with Dance of the Damned in 1988.

Phedon Papamichael On 'Monuments Men' & Making Movies With George Clooney

Huffington Post - about 4 years

"The Monuments Men" gave co-writer, director and star George Clooney his best debut yet as a director. The Sony release earned $22 million over its three-day opening weekend, $10 million more than Clooney's "Leatherheads" grossed during its first frame in 2008. Like that screwball comedy, "The Monuments Men," based on Robert Edsel's book "The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History," is another throwback film from Clooney, a feature that could have easily starred Cary Grant, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre were it released in 1945. In an interview with HuffPost Entertainment, cinematographer Phedon Papamichael said that is no accident.
"George is very much a fan of that era of films, not just with this one. He attempted something similar with 'Leatherheads.' He watches a lot of films from those days," Papamichael told HuffPost Entertainment. "In this particular case, we looked at movies like 'The Great Escape,' 'Bridge Too Far,' 'Dirt...

"Rush" star Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the 2014 Oscar nominations on Thursday morning from Los Angeles. The nods come in advance of the 86th annual Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Ellen DeGeneres will emcee the event. "Gravity" and "American Hustle" scored 10 nominations each, including nods for Best Picture, Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron and David O. Russell, respectively) and Best Actress (Sandra Bullock and Amy Adams, respectively). "12 Years A Slave" grabbed nine nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Steve McQueen), Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender) and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o).
Other Best Picture nominees included "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Her," "Nebraska," "Philomena" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Many expected nominees were left without an hono...

Creating analog with digital: the beautiful black-and-white cinematography of ‘Nebraska’

Yahoo News - over 4 years

Alexander Payne’s new film Nebraska is about a fading older man (Bruce Dern, hitting a new high in a career full of them) who embarks on a road trip with his son to redeem a sweepstakes prize he’s sure will earn him a fortune. It’s a raw and funny look at family and the relationships we forge, and it’s made all the more resonant by the breathtaking black-and-white cinematography of Phedon Papamichael. But despite Nebraska’s aesthetic sensibilities, the filmmakers actually went the opposite way, creating a filmic, black-and-white beauty with digital cameras. The film always existed as a black-and-white project in Payne’s head, going back to when the two discussed it on the set of Sideways.

Outfitted with delicious wit and a forbearing tone, the charm of screenwriter Bob Nelson's Midwest-set dramedy, "Nebraska," is rooted in its clever dialogue and novel approach to small-town dynamics.
With performances cunningly delivered by Bruce Dern, Will Forte ("Saturday Night Live") and June Squibb ("About Schmidt"), the endearing tale follows a father and son who set out on a road trip to collect a $1 million prize. The aging Woody Grant, played by a pitch-perfect Dern, is convinced he's hit it rich after receiving a sweepstakes scam designed to bait people into purchasing magazine subscriptions. He's determined to get to Lincoln, Neb., where he plans to collect his cash from the sweepstakes headquarters — even if it means hitting the road on-foot (his wife refuses to drive him) for the 750-mile trip from his home in Billings, Mont.
Unfortunately, Woody is always a bit off-balance. His stride has been reduced to a shuffle and his cognizance is often hazy due to his old age and...

When Alexander Payne stepped off the boat in late July to arrive on the Greek isle of Patmos, few locals recognized a major Hollywood writer-director in their midst -- or had a chance to see his films on the silver screen.
But the Omaha-born filmmaker of Greek descent, known for his wry dramatic comedies (About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants), came to support a weeklong celebration of cinema in an unlikely corner of the world.
Thanks to the labors of a small circle of young, enterprising Greeks living in Athens and abroad, the third International Film Festival of Patmos was held the last week of July on this tiny Aegean isle.
Festival organizers have faced Homeric odds: trying to organize an annual film fest in the midst of Greece's epic economic struggles on an island that does not even have a cinema to screen movies.
Nevertheless, over eight days the festival screened a dozen recognized feature films from the past year, together with 11 documentaries and 5...

The islands give the film a very distinctive look and feel with Phedon Papamichael (who also shot Clooney&#39;s own movie &quot;The Ides of March&quot;) taking full advantage of the environment with gorgeous establishing shots. On the other hand, Payne&#39;s use of

For a movie that is essentially two people in a room having a conversation almost from beginning to end, Clooney&#39;s DP Phedon Papamichael shoots it in a way that frames the characters in each scene to perfection and both the lighting and camerawork do a

The event&#39;s attendees included celebrities such as Billy Zane, Alexis Georgoulis, Molly Ringwald, Phedon Papamichael and others. The audience choice for best feature film was awarded to Nick Gaitajis&#39; “Without Borders”. “Knifer” by Yannis Economides

Currently attached to star in THE LIST, a horror-drama to be directed by Katt Shea about a group of teens who compose a vengeance list, Bennett will soon be seen in ARCADIA LOST, a Greece-set drama helmed by Phedon Papamichael (who, coincidentally,

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